Jane Fonda deservedly won an Oscar for her portrayal of neurotic call girl Bree Daniels, stalked by a homicidal maniac, in Alan J Pakula's potent 1971 adult thriller. Donald Sutherland is excellent, too, as melancholic small-town cop John Klute, delving into the disappearance of a friend and uncovering considerably more than he bargained for. Combined with Pakula's atmospheric directing, the film has tremendous attention to detail and powerful moments of suspense.
Reviewer - Paul Strange
Did you know? To prepare for her role, Jane Fonda apparently hung out with call girls and pimps for a week. When none of the pimps offered to "represent" her, Fonda became convinced she wasn't desirable enough to play a prostitute and urged the director to replace her with her friend Faye Dunaway.
(4 Star)
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